CuriousCase
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- Oregon
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- Eugene
Hello all,
I am posting here after much time spent reading the forum and seeing all the thoughtful replies from ALS sufferers. I am mindful that I may be overreacting but I would love some feedback from you all.
On Christmas night 2012, I woke from a deep sleep feeling like I was falling out of bed. I laughed it off and went back to bed, only I kept having a dizzy sensation, like when you've had too much to drink and the room is spinning. When I awoke I felt miserable. I haven't felt like myself since, honestly, and now I am having more and more physical symptoms. In early 2013 I got glasses as my eyes were beginning to bother me. I chalked that up to years of working at a computer and the heredity of having parents who wear them. They seemed to help the dizziness.
Slowly the dizziness has subsided, but has been replaced by a multitude of other symptoms, intermittent feelings of intense hunger even when I've just eaten, shakiness resembling low blood sugar, brain fog, and now the most troubling part--all over aches and pains, easily cramping muscles, neck pain, rapid muscle fatigue and exhaustion.
I have read the stickies regarding fatigue vs clinical weakness and believe I understand the definition. But I am concerned, as I always was a strong athlete and now can barely shave without my hands cramping up. I shoveled snow in a recent blizzard and was soaked with sweat and exhausted within minutes. I haven't had anyone notice--perhaps the key--but I notice I occasionally slur my words and fight to find the right ones. I struggle with typing, making many more errors than I did in the past. My short term memory has suffered. My concentration has suffered. Even as I type this, my left elbow feels tight from being in the typing position. My neck bothers me almost all the time--pinched nerve, perhaps?
I am hoping some of the experts can help with some guidance. I am on no medication other than daily vitamins and fish oil, I have seen a GP several times with little luck, and a neuro once for an MRI which was perfectly clean. I of course have the fears that this could be something terrible and hope for any feedback I can get. Thank you and bless you all.
I am posting here after much time spent reading the forum and seeing all the thoughtful replies from ALS sufferers. I am mindful that I may be overreacting but I would love some feedback from you all.
On Christmas night 2012, I woke from a deep sleep feeling like I was falling out of bed. I laughed it off and went back to bed, only I kept having a dizzy sensation, like when you've had too much to drink and the room is spinning. When I awoke I felt miserable. I haven't felt like myself since, honestly, and now I am having more and more physical symptoms. In early 2013 I got glasses as my eyes were beginning to bother me. I chalked that up to years of working at a computer and the heredity of having parents who wear them. They seemed to help the dizziness.
Slowly the dizziness has subsided, but has been replaced by a multitude of other symptoms, intermittent feelings of intense hunger even when I've just eaten, shakiness resembling low blood sugar, brain fog, and now the most troubling part--all over aches and pains, easily cramping muscles, neck pain, rapid muscle fatigue and exhaustion.
I have read the stickies regarding fatigue vs clinical weakness and believe I understand the definition. But I am concerned, as I always was a strong athlete and now can barely shave without my hands cramping up. I shoveled snow in a recent blizzard and was soaked with sweat and exhausted within minutes. I haven't had anyone notice--perhaps the key--but I notice I occasionally slur my words and fight to find the right ones. I struggle with typing, making many more errors than I did in the past. My short term memory has suffered. My concentration has suffered. Even as I type this, my left elbow feels tight from being in the typing position. My neck bothers me almost all the time--pinched nerve, perhaps?
I am hoping some of the experts can help with some guidance. I am on no medication other than daily vitamins and fish oil, I have seen a GP several times with little luck, and a neuro once for an MRI which was perfectly clean. I of course have the fears that this could be something terrible and hope for any feedback I can get. Thank you and bless you all.